When Will Cruises Resume in 2021?

Source: CruiseHive. www.cruisehive.com/

When Each Cruise Line Plans on Resuming Operations
Here’s the constantly changing list of when cruise lines will return to service which will likely be phased-in with a limited guest capacity and new health measures: 
The list was last updated: March 5, 2021.

Aida Cruises
On March 5, the German-based cruise line announced further cancellations into April across Northern Europe, the Mediterranean, the Adriatic Sea, and Norway. However, some good news is that AIDAperla will extend its season sailing the Canary Islands.
Cruises Resume: April & May 2021
U.S. & Canada Cruises: 2021
Official Advisory: Click Here
 
Azamara
The small cruise line which is no longer owned by Royal Caribbean announced a further suspension on February 28, 2021, through June 30, 2021.
Cruises Resume: July 2021
Official Advisory: Click Here
 
Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival decided to announced further cancellations until May 2021. This was announced on January 22, 2021, right here. Operations in Australia are also cancelled through May 19, 2021. The cruise line has also made a range of adjustments with select ships not returning to service until November due to dry docks. Carnival has officially announced that its U.S. operations are now suspended through all of May 2021. Cruises won’t return until June at the very earliest.
Cruises Resume: June 2021
Cruises Resume in Australia: End of June 2021
 
Celebrity Cruises
Following parent company Royal Caribbean, the cruise line has now suspended operations through April 30, 2021. This includes the May 1 transatlantic cruise on Celebrity Apex. Also, the May through Oct. 2021 Europe and transatlantic cruises on Celebrity Edge and Celebrity Constellation will be suspended.
Cruises Resume: May 2021
Official Advisory: Click Here
 
Celestyal Cruises
The cruise line which mainly operates out of Greece with two vessels has announced that it now plans on resuming cruises on April 24, 2021, with 7-night Aegean sailings.
Cruises Resume: April 24, 2021
Official Advisory: Click Here
 
Costa Cruises
The Italian based cruise line Costa Cruises had to put a hold on its return of operations in Europe due to the ongoing pandemic. Some good news was announced on February 17 with the cruise line restarting operations with Costa Smeralda on March 27, 2021. More ships will follow in the weeks after.
Cruises Resume: March 27, 2021
Official Advisory: Click Here
 
Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV)
The British-based cruise line has gone unto administration and will likely no longer continue its business. As of now, all cruises are cancelled permanently. More details about this are here.
Cruises Resume: Never
Official Advisory: Click Here
 
Crystal Cruises
The luxury cruise line has already announced that all guests will need to be vaccinated before being allowed to cruise. In addition, the luxury cruise line extended its suspension through May for ocean cruises and for even longer for other types of vessels.
Crystal Esprit Cruises Resume: June 2021
Ocean Cruises Resume: June 2021
Expeditions Voyages Resume: August 2021
River Cruises Resume: June 2021
Official Advisory: Click Here
 
Cunard Line
With no end to the suspension for UK cruise lines, Cunard Line has extended its suspension through into Spring 2021 and Queen Elizabeth won’t return until December 13, 2021, more details here.
Cruises Resume: Spring 2021 (Ships have different return dates)
Official Advisory: Click Here
 
Disney Cruise Line
Disney Cruise Line has different return dates for each ship and even though the current advisory impacts some May sailings, it has recently appeared that all May 2021 sailings have been removed from its booking engine. It has now been confirmed that all Disney cruises are cancelled through May 2021 with select sailings now set for June at the very earliest.
Cruises Resume: June 2021
Official Advisory: Click Here
 
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines
The UK-based cruise line has announced more specific return dates for three cruise ships starting from the end of Spring 2021.
Cruises Resume for Borealis: May 22, 2021
Cruises Resume for Bolette: May 29, 2021
Cruises Resume for Balmoral: June 9, 2021
Cruises Resume for Braemar: Spring 2022
 
Holland America Line
Holland America, the cruise line which is owned by Carnival, has announced that it extended its hold on all sailings out of Canada in 2021. This follows the recent news of Canada banning cruise ships for an entire year.
Cruises Resume: May 2021
Canada Cruises Resume: 2022
Official Advisory: Click Here

​Marella Cruises
The TUI operated UK cruise line has extended its pause on operations until May 2021 due to the uncertainty with travel restrictions. The cruise operator has already put on hold sailings from Barbados and Jamaica to April 30, 2021.
Select Cruises Resume: May 2021
Official Advisory: Click Here
 
MSC Cruises
The cruise line quietly announced on March 1, 2021 that in the Caribbean, all itineraries are cancelled through May 31, 2021.
Cruises from the U.S. Resume: June 2021
Limited Mediterranean/Italy Cruises Resumed: January 24, 2021
Official Advisory: Click Here
 
Norwegian Cruise Line
On February 16 it was announced by the cruise line that operations are to remain on pause through May 31, 2021. NCL Holdings is working on a safe return with the reagent authorities to make sure guests and crew remain safe once cruises do eventually resume.
Cruises Resume: June 2021
Official Advisory: Click Here
 
Oceania Cruises
Just like other sister lines, Oceania Cruises has extended its suspension until Summer 2021. The cruise line continues to work on a safe return.
Cruises Resume: June 2021
Official Advisory: Click Here
 
P&O Cruises
The UK government has started to push forward on a safe reopening of international travel after The Secretary of State Grant Shapps chaired the first meeting of the new Global Travel Taskforce to discuss plans. With a more clear time for the Summer, P&O Cruises decided to cancel its regular sailings into September 2021 and replaced them with new UK-only offerings.
Regular Cruises Resume: August/September 2021
New UK-only Cruises Resume: Summer 2021
Official Advisory: Click Here
 
P&O Australia
On February 18, P&O Australia decided to extend its hold on operations until June 18, 2021. However, the cruise line remains optimistic on its return along with the arrival of two new additions to the fleet named Pacific Encounter and Pacific Adventure.
Select Cruises Resume: June 18, 2021
Official Advisory: Click Here
 
Princess Cruises
On March 3, due to the developments in international travel in the UK, Princess Cruises decided to make some changes. European sailings to and from the UK, including roundtrip from Southampton through September 25, 2021, on Sky Princess, Regal Princess, and Island Princess are now canceled. Instead, from late Summer 2021, the cruise line will begin offering short UK coastal cruises.
Cruises Resume: May 15, 2021
Regular UK Cruises Resume: Late September 2021
New Short UK Cruises Resume: Late Summer 2021
Select Alaska, Canada & New England and Pacific Coast Cruises Resume: 2022
Australia and New Zealand Cruises Resume: June 2021
Official Advisory: Click Here
 
Regent Seven Seas Cruises
It’s another round of suspensions for the luxury cruise line which was announced by NCL Holdings on February 26, 2021. This impacts operations through May 31, 2021.
Cruises Resume: June 2021
Official Advisory: Click Here
 
Royal Caribbean
Royal Caribbean went beyond April and suspended operations until the start of May 2021. The announcement was made on January 12, 2021, but does exclude two ships in the fleet.
Cruises Resume: May 2021
Spectrum of the Seas Cruises Resume: March 2021
Official Advisory: Click Here
 
Saga Cruises
The British-based cruise line became the first in the world to announce that all guests will need to be vaccinated before cruising. With the UK planning a framework on reopening international travel later in the Summer, Saga has decided that Spirit of Adventure’s planned May 4, 2021, inaugural sailings are delayed. The new date for the new ship’s first guest voyage will be July 26, 2021. Spirit of Discovery will also be delayed until June 27, 2021.
Spirit of Discover Cruises Resume: June 27, 2021
Spirit of Adventure Cruises Resume: July 26, 2021
Check Official Advisory
 
Seabourn
The Carnival-owned ultra-luxury cruise line has cancelled further cruises in 2021 impacting two vessels. Select Seabourn Odyssey voyages are cancelled to November 5, 2021 and select Seabourn Quest voyages are cancelled also to November 6, 2021.
On February 24, 2021, the luxury cruise operator announced that 19 voyages aboard Seabourn Odyssey in summer 2021 between Vancouver, Canada, and Juneau, Alaska, including one Pacific Coast voyage are now all cancelled.
Cruises Resume: 2021
Select Cruises: 2022
Seabourn Odyssey Cruises Resume: January 2021
Seabourn Ovation Cruises Resume: April 2021
Seabourn Encore Cruise Resume: May 2021
Official Advisory: Click Here
 
Viking Cruises
On February 18, 2021, the luxury cruise line announced an extended pause impacting river and ocean operations through May 2021.
River Cruises Resume: June 2021
Ocean Cruises Resume: June 2021
Official Advisory: Click Here
 
Virgin Voyages
On March 2, Virgin Voyages announced that it had made the decision to cancel more sailings. This now means that Scarlet Lady cruises are canceled through June 30, 2021.
Cruise Begin: July 2021
Official Advisory: Click Here
 
Further Changes Are Possible
Cruise Lines continue to develop their health measures and work with relevant authorities. The speed of vaccine rollout could also have an impact on when cruises can safely return.
Some cruise lines do offer some limited sailings and Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas proving that cruises to nowhere can work too. There is the hope of some renewed optimism for late spring and early summer but we’ll just have to wait and see.
It is also important to know that even if there is a specific date of when cruises can resume it’s likely to be a phased-in return with only a few ships. That’s what we are seeing in Europe right now.